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erdalkavcu
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CAT -5 Math-Panel-1- Question-17

by erdalkavcu Tue Apr 05, 2016 9:32 am



Explanation of the question CAT -5 Math-Panel-1- Question-17 is not clear
Area of Circle 5 Pi*times rsquare = (50/pi)Square= 25000/piSquare = 25000/pi is not same thing
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Re: CAT -5 Math-Panel-1- Question-17

by tommywallach Thu Apr 07, 2016 3:00 pm

Hey Erdal,

You're missing that there's still a pi symbol outside of the parentheses:

It's --> pi * (2500/pi^2). The two pis cancel out, leaving: 2500/pi

I agree it's a bit unclear there, but if you're following along with your own math, you'll see it. :)

-t